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Friedlander Family Fund

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
68
Grants FY2024
56
Organizations funded FY2023
52%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$185,000
Organizations funded a year
53 to 72
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$13M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 52% of the organizations Friedlander Family Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $402k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentRecreation & SportsEducationHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving65$1.2M29%
FY202356$1.5M52%
FY202253$610k21%
FY202172$568k39%
FY202066$569kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.1MHuman Services$589kEnvironment$350kEducation$317kPhilanthropy$305kHealth$225kFood & Nutrition$163kAnimals$144kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 95 grantees
All grantees of Friedlander Family Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc$950,00054%
Emergency Family Assistance Association$542,50051%
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra$212,15050%
Cincinnati Public Radio Inc$200,00021%
Cincinnati Museum Association$165,00050%
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park$150,00021%
The Morton Arboretum$107,00150%
La Soupe Inc$76,00042%
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center$75,00052%
Art Opportunities Inc$54,50041%
Beth Adam Inc$53,3254n/a
The Hillside Trust$51,000312%
De Paul Cristo Rey High School$50,0002n/a
Community Food Share Inc$43,00050%
Taft Museum of Art$40,00040%
The Contemporary Arts Center$34,50041%
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati$33,60021%
Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati$32,50053%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$27,50050%
Charleston Library Society$26,00031%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region$25,20030%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$25,00050%
Water Prosper Inc$25,0001n/a
Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc$22,50030%
Leaders of the 21st Century$20,000110%
Groundwork Ohio River Valley Inc$20,00011%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$20,00010%
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati$20,00010%
Music Hall Revitalization Company Inc$20,00016%
Crayons and Beyond Inc$17,90050%
Animal Welfare Institute$17,00040%
Freestore Foodbank Inc$15,00020%
The Carter Center Inc$15,00020%
Clean Water Fund$13,00020%
Food Bank of the Rockies$12,50020%
Compassion & Choices$12,50020%
Friends of the Earth$12,00020%
International Wolf Center$10,20020%
Linton Incorporated$10,00021%
Middle East Children's Alliance$10,00010%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$10,00010%
Islamic Relief USA$10,00010%
Rockford Barbell$10,000114%
American Indian College Fund$10,00010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$10,00010%
Energy Outreach Colorado$10,00010%
Wonderhaven$10,00012%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10,00010%
Diocesan Catholic Children's Home Inc$8,00030%
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati$8,00040%
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$7,50030%
Activities Beyond the Classroom$7,50020%
World Central Kitchen Inc$6,25010%
Boulder Valley Women's Health Center Inc$6,25010%
Midwest Rugby Development Foundatio$5,55515%
Helping Hand for Relief and Development Inc$5,00010%
Evans Scholars Foundation$5,00010%
The Preemptive Love Coalition$5,00010%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$5,00020%
Ncga Foundation$5,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$5,00010%
Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky$5,00010%
Sam Hubbard Foundation$5,00011%
Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington$4,84420%
Lighthouse Youth Services$4,00020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$3,00010%
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra$3,00010%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges$3,00020%
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati$3,00020%
5430 Foundation$2,50010%
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Denver Center for the Performing Arts$2,50010%
Ohio Justice and Policy Center$2,50010%
Adventure Crew$2,50010%
Smithsonian Institution$2,50050%
Alliance for Choice in Education$2,50010%
Cincinnati Nature Center$2,30020%
Cincinnati Animal Care Humane Society$2,00110%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$2,00040%
Cincinnati Museum Center$2,00020%
Cincinnati Parks Foundation$2,00020%
SOTENI Inc$2,00011%
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company$2,00010%
Merit School of Music$1,00020%
Walnut Hills High School Alumni Foundation$1,00020%
The First Step Home Inc$1,00010%
Glad House Inc$1,00020%
Kenzie's Closet$1,00010%
Cincinnati Works$1,00010%
Hospice of Cincinnati Incorporated$80020%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$80020%
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$60010%
Cincinnati Preservation Association$50010%
Interlochen Center for the Arts$50010%
Beechwood Home$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 58 recipients with no EIN on record ($913k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Friedlander Family Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $950,000 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetEmergency Family Assistance Association: $542,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetCincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $212,150 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCincinnati Public Radio Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCincinnati Museum Association: $165,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $150,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetThe Morton Arboretum: $107,001 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLa Soupe Inc: $76,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetColorado Therapeutic Riding Center: $75,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetArt Opportunities Inc: $54,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetThe Hillside Trust: $51,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetCommunity Food Share Inc: $43,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTaft Museum of Art: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Contemporary Arts Center: $34,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetEnsemble Theatre of Cincinnati: $33,600 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetCommunity Shares of Greater Cincinnati: $32,500 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetAnimal Legal Defense Fund Inc: $27,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCharleston Library Society: $26,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region: $25,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Broadcasting of Colorado Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLeaders of the 21st Century: $20,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetGroundwork Ohio River Valley Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNational Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMusic Hall Revitalization Company Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetCrayons and Beyond Inc: $17,900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Welfare Institute: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFreestore Foodbank Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClean Water Fund: $13,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion & Choices: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Wolf Center: $10,200 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLinton Incorporated: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIslamic Relief USA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRockford Barbell: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnergy Outreach Colorado: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWonderhaven: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDiocesan Catholic Children's Home Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA of Greater Cincinnati: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 92.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationOH50.2× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Sutphin Family Foundation Ica · Andrew Jergens Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent · Pfau Charitable Foundation · Millstone Fund · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Earthward Bound Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Friedlander Family Fund?

Find your warmest path to Friedlander Family Fund through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Friedlander Family Fund

How much does Friedlander Family Fund give?
Friedlander Family Fund reported 68 grants totaling $1,239,567 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 53 and 72 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Friedlander Family Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (45%), Human Services (13%), Environment (7%).
Who are Friedlander Family Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc ($950k), Emergency Family Assistance Association ($543k), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ($212k).
Does Friedlander Family Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Friedlander Family Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Friedlander Family Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, The Thomas J Emery Memorial.
Where is Friedlander Family Fund based?
Friedlander Family Fund is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 157 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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